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something that Brits is all too aware of as he feels that, much like the reliance on cheaper labour, there is a reliance to remain using the current, outdated software. Alas, new technology is being adopted more and more across the continent, and the key for Brits is practice and communication. “We need to discuss the cost of software and the business
“IF YOU’RE CLOSE TO THE SUPPLIERS,THEY UNDERSTA BETTER WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND WHAT WE WAN TO ACHIEVE – THEY HELP US MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.THE ARE ENTRENCHED IN THE INDUSTRY AND SEE HOW BEST TO NAVIGATE THE OBSTACLES ALONG THE WA
case for it more and more,” he 138
says. “Most people are excited about the change to digital space. If we can communicate to them and show them how it will boost their activity and their efficiency, then the industry will improve. It’s a mindset, and mindsets can change.” Brits also points to the future of digital requiring more skilled people and so PERI works in skilling and reskilling people to better prepare the industry for this digitally enabled future. Navigating the journey of adopting and implementing technology across a largescale sector is a task one cannot complete alone. PERI works with a number of contractors and suppliers across the entire AUGUST 2018
— Willem Adriaan Brits Director of Engineering for sub-Saharan Africa